Comments on: On bonds with others http://profron.net/blog/2007/01/06/on-bonds-with-others/ Prof. Ron McClamrock's vaguely academic web home Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:10:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: bruce http://profron.net/blog/2007/01/06/on-bonds-with-others/#comment-7 bruce Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:16:38 +0000 http://profron.net/2007/01/06/on-bonds-with-others/#comment-7 It seems to me that there is a definite reason to "embrace" your son more than others. Biologically, you are a social animal and need to be nurtured. Also, you probably feel a strong inclination to nurture him. Legally, you are obliged to care for your child, and so why not "embrace" him, as ol' Fritz suggests? For those who are thoughtful, it is not so easy to find people to love who will love them back. Theism and most moralities are false constructs on which many superficially find common ground. Once critical thinking is employed in a person's life, he/she will find the kindred spirits falling away. I do not have a child yet, but I find the love of my spouse to be a solace. It's sad that Nietzsche couldn't find someone to spend his life with. I guess that's the penalty for being ahead of the times. Anyway, with Oz, you have the wonderful chance to be accepted for your ideas, and to share them with a mind not yet clouded by ideological immunity. I have to say it makes me happy to see a philosopher getting all the intellectual benefits from Nietzsche, and also the worldly joys Nietzsche didn't get. Congrats! Oh, and thanks for your classes. They helped me move past supernaturalism back in the day. It seems to me that there is a definite reason to “embrace” your son more than others. Biologically, you are a social animal and need to be nurtured. Also, you probably feel a strong inclination to nurture him. Legally, you are obliged to care for your child, and so why not “embrace” him, as ol’ Fritz suggests? For those who are thoughtful, it is not so easy to find people to love who will love them back. Theism and most moralities are false constructs on which many superficially find common ground. Once critical thinking is employed in a person’s life, he/she will find the kindred spirits falling away. I do not have a child yet, but I find the love of my spouse to be a solace. It’s sad that Nietzsche couldn’t find someone to spend his life with. I guess that’s the penalty for being ahead of the times. Anyway, with Oz, you have the wonderful chance to be accepted for your ideas, and to share them with a mind not yet clouded by ideological immunity. I have to say it makes me happy to see a philosopher getting all the intellectual benefits from Nietzsche, and also the worldly joys Nietzsche didn’t get. Congrats!

Oh, and thanks for your classes. They helped me move past supernaturalism back in the day.

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